► worriedunhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or are anxious about something: What’s wrong? You look worried. She watched her child with a worried expression.
► nervous worried or frightened, and unable to relax: I get really nervous about exams.
► anxious very worried or frightened, and unable to relax: He became increasingly anxious about his job.
► concerned worried about a social problem, or about someone’s health, safety, etc.: Many scientists are concerned about global warming.
► uneasy worried because you think something bad might happen: I felt uneasy leaving the kids with him.
► stressed (out) so worried that you cannot relax: I’m getting totally stressed out about work.
► tense feeling nervous and worried so that your body is tight and cannot relax: New drivers are usually very tense.
► frantic extremely worried and frightened, and unable to think or behave calmly: When Susie didn’t come home, her parents became frantic.
► apprehensive formal worried about something that you are going to do, or about the future: Mrs. Baker was apprehensive about testifying in court.
► preoccupied worrying so much about a particular problem that you cannot think about anything else: You seem preoccupied – is there something wrong?